This thread is for official information released about Gyakuten Kenji. It is not for discussing, but if you have a question, feel free to ask and I'll add it to the FAQ. You can also check the News section on the CR main site.
Q. What is Gyakuten Kenji?
A. Gyakuten Kenji, aka GK, Turnabout Prosecutor, or Perfect Prosecutor, is a new game in development for the NDS staring Miles Edgeworth.
Q. What is the gameplay like?
A. The gameplay centers around three modes: Investigation, Logic, and Confrontation. Investigations will be similar to the original AA games, where you move around the scene and collect evidence. Confrontations have taken the place of cross examination and presumably behave the same way. The big difference is in the Logic Mode, where pieces of information you receive during investigations can be used like evidence, and combined to help solve the murder.
Q. Will there be court phasse?
A. At this point, the dev team has indicated that there will NOT be court phases.
Q. Who is working on Kenji?
A. Working on Gyakuten Kenji are Director Tsuyoshi Yamazaki, who joined the GS team around the time it moved to the DS; Producer Motohide Eshiro who has worked on other Capcom projects but not GS, though he is a fan; and Designer Tatsurou Iwamoto, who did the designs for JFA.
Q. Which characters have been confirmed?
A. Edgeworth and Gumshoe are confimed as having major roles. Returning characters confirmed so far are Franziska von Karma, Wendy Oldbag, and Maggey Byrde. New characters include Mikumo Ichijou, a self-proclaimed thief who will act the part of Edgeworth's "teen sidekick", and Makoto Yuuki, a prosecutor who is a fan of sports. Other characters include the victim of case one, Shinji Nakamato, and two more as of yet unnamed: a large man with curly blonde hair, and a man with glasses who bears a very slight resemblance to Kristoph Gavin.
Q. When will Gyakuten Kenji be relased in Japan?
A. Spring 2009. That's as specific as we know right now.
Q. Will Gyakuten Kenji be released overseas?
A. Capcom hasn't yet confirmed it, but it's very likely they will. Especially if we bother them!
Q. How many cases will there be?
A. Don't know yet. So far the magazine scans we've seen indicate at least 3 different crime scenes. Take that as you will.
Q. When does the game take place?
A. The dev team has said "around T&T." Gumshoe's age as listed in the demo is the same as his age in T&T, but they haven't come out and said if it was before or after 3-5.
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